WI kayaker who faked his own death, fled to Europe released from jail

GREEN LAKE, Wisc. (Scripps News Green Bay) — The Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death and then fled to Europe has been released from jail.

A Green Lake correction administrator confirmed Ryan Borgwardt was released on Tuesday after he was sentenced to 89 days in jail in Sept.

FILE – Ryan Borgwardt appears in a Green Lake County courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Green Lake, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,File)

Officials said Borgwardt had been granted permission for work release and served his sentence in the Outagamie County jail, closer to his place of employment…

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